Hours in Classroom: How many 60-minute hours did you spend on teaching at this school during your most recent complete calendar week?*
General Estimate: During your most recent complete calendar week, approximately how many 60-minute hours did you spend in total on tasks related to your job at this school?*
Specific Estimate: Approximately how many 60-minute hours did you spend on the following tasks during your most recent complete calendar week, in your job at this school?*
+ How many 60-minute hours did you spend on teaching at this school during your most recent complete calendar week?
+ Individual planning or preparation of lessons either at school or out of school
+ Team work and dialogue with colleagues within this school
+ Marking/correcting of student work
+ Counseling students (including student supervision, mentoring, virtual counselling, career guidance and behaviour guidance)
+ Participation in school management
+ General administrative work (including communication, paperwork and other clerical duties)
+ Professional development activities
+ Communication and co-operation with parents or guardians
+ Engaging in extracurricular activities (e.g. sports and cultural activities after school)
+ Other work tasks
| Country | Classroom Hours | General Estimate | Specific Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 20.31 | 32.50 | 35.55 |
| Italy | 16.34 | 29.28 | 37.42 |
| Romania | 16.17 | 32.28 | 38.74 |
| Belgium | 18.32 | 35.25 | 38.90 |
| Netherlands | 18.20 | 35.77 | 40.09 |
| France | 19.93 | 38.27 | 40.78 |
| Norway | 15.68 | 40.11 | 41.22 |
| Estonia | 20.24 | 34.53 | 41.30 |
| Argentina | 17.99 | 31.22 | 41.58 |
| Denmark | 19.38 | 38.87 | 41.59 |
| Austria | 19.04 | 37.02 | 41.89 |
| Lithuania | 18.39 | 34.62 | 43.40 |
| Belgium-Flemish | 22.82 | 41.02 | 43.95 |
| Czech Republic | 19.22 | 38.00 | 44.11 |
| Sweden | 18.29 | 42.32 | 44.21 |
| Slovakia | 20.05 | 35.98 | 44.30 |
| Spain | 21.04 | 35.91 | 44.45 |
| Turkey | 23.67 | 31.68 | 44.47 |
| Croatia | 19.14 | 38.97 | 44.48 |
| Hungary | 21.12 | 38.74 | 45.29 |
| Latvia | 21.02 | 35.20 | 45.56 |
| Portugal | 19.40 | 37.99 | 45.84 |
| Cyprus | 16.94 | 33.30 | 45.98 |
| Georgia | 18.57 | 25.57 | 46.08 |
| Bulgaria | 20.10 | 38.50 | 46.73 |
| Brazil | 20.26 | 28.86 | 46.80 |
| Malta | 18.77 | 36.45 | 47.90 |
| Israel | 21.60 | 32.63 | 48.34 |
| Korea | 19.50 | 33.24 | 48.44 |
| Mexico | 22.13 | 35.02 | 49.19 |
| New Zealand | 20.26 | 45.44 | 50.74 |
| Slovenia | 19.22 | 38.94 | 50.86 |
| United Kingdom | 21.23 | 47.46 | 52.01 |
| Australia | 21.36 | 44.41 | 52.16 |
| Vietnam | 18.69 | 44.53 | 52.46 |
| China | 17.37 | 39.40 | 53.20 |
| Kazakhstan | 16.08 | 48.93 | 54.14 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20.69 | 28.68 | 54.27 |
| Japan | 20.52 | 55.29 | 55.91 |
| Canada | 26.80 | 46.94 | 56.50 |
| Chile | 27.70 | 37.53 | 56.91 |
| Singapore | 17.87 | 45.57 | 57.47 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23.84 | 39.09 | 59.65 |
| Russia | 24.39 | 42.68 | 60.41 |
| South Africa | 25.60 | 36.18 | 61.56 |
| USA | 28.76 | 46.63 | 63.32 |
| Colombia | 26.84 | 40.16 | 64.69 |
How much do teachers regret becoming teachers? Higher scores reflect more regret.
Salary changes as documented by the department of labor statistics, documenting the changes in teacher salary between 1999 and 2016. All salary estimates were adjusted for inflation (i.e. all were put in 2016 dollars)